In a statement issued by Makkal Needhi Maiam General Secretary Arunachalam asserted that TN Minister had violated the constitutional oath taken by him during his swearing in as a Minister and so he should be sacked.

The reference to the religion of Gandhi’s assassin quickly escalated hostilities over the weekend in Tamil Nadu's political scene, a surge compared to an otherwise predictable, rather dull, proceeding dominated by anti-Modi campaigns, the common medical test NEET, the factionalism of the AIADMK, farmer distress and other perennial issues.

Haasan had made the controversial statement at Pallapatti Anna Nagar in Aravakurichi, a bypoll constituency that will elect a new lawmaker on the forthcoming Sunday. He said: “I respect my national flag, and I want all the colours in it to co-exist; I do not want one of the colours to take over the flag… They [right-wingers] wanted me hanged, shot, for something I had said earlier. I said ‘terrorism is present on both sides; wherever it resides – committed in the name of whichever religion – it is wrong.’ True Muslims here will agree with me on this, and assert that terrorism is not their way. They will take oath on the book they believe in to claim love is the only moral. Today I tell you, not because this is a Muslim-dominated area: Independent India’s first terrorist is a Hindu. His name was Nathuram Godse. It all started there. I am [Mahatma] Gandhi’s great-grandson, metaphorically, and this is a question raised against that murder. Take it as that.”

Haasan’s speech has polarised the state political scene, leading to outrage from the AIADMK and the BJP while the Congress state nit chief and DMK’s ideological fount Dravida Kazhagam supported him. Among the melee, state Dairy Minister Rajenthra Bhalaji said there will emerge a time when Haasan’s tongue will be cut off, for his “poisonous remarks.”

Tamil Nadu will elect 22 new lawmakers along with 28 Parliamentarians in the ongoing poll season. it's an high-stakes contest for all parties, especially the ruling AIADMK considering its less-than-desired Assembly strength.

MK Stalin has had to ring-fence his party, in alliance with the Indian National Congress, from leaders looking to play a national role by uniting regional forces for a Third Front. Amid the political jockeying, Haasan's remarks and the ensuing whirlwind of hostile commentary has once again drawn attention to the campaign trail in the final leg of the 2019 election marathon.